CAPE TOWN – TECHNOLOGY company, Huawei, is basking in the glory of winning two prestigious awards at the AfricaCom 2016 Awards.

The Chinese firm, a diamond sponsor at AfricaCom, was among the dominant firms at the awards gala dinner held in Cape Town, South Africa.

These are the Most Significant LTE (Long Term Evolution) Development and Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience.

The Most Significant LTE development award was awarded jointly to Huawei and MTC, the leading telecom operator in Namibia, for the introduction of LTE and 4.5G in Namibia.

As a LTE pioneer in Africa, MTC launched its LTE network in 2012, partnering with Huawei.

In April this year, witnessed by the President of Namibia, MTC and Huawei conducted the first trial in Namibia, with peak speed at 1Gbps.

It is envisages 4.5G will have a significant positive contribution to the digital society, bringing cutting-edge communication to citizens, businesses and governments, opening innovations that in the end will create new jobs and the new technology will not only benefit Namibian society, but also open a new gateway for the whole of the African continent.

This award recognizes Huawei’s contribution to the industry in Africa.

The Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience award came courtesy of Huawei’s Customer Experience Management (CEM) solution which is business driven and targets high-end telcos that aim to improve their business and operation performance and deliver a great customer experience to their end user.

In South Africa, Huawei leverages its CEM solution to analyze MTN South Africa’s user experience and looks for improvement.